Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-06-17

This is the last day of the sh ID and her
ring sesson, a. cnrding to the statute. The
shad xre speedily disappearing from the river
and returning to ,h- deep sea. The las makes
fishing tor shad and herring Improbable after
June 10. In W.shisgton IL imposes hne OF
SIS tor every fresh sh.d or herring h-red for
sale after that date. The purpose is TO give
some Of tie fish that come into the river 8
chance to spa~a. An old fisher mao says II L.
bis opinion that there were enough left il the
river .fier The legal season closed 10 do consia-
cradle toward keeping up the >uprly. Capt.
W. E Stewart. who has managed fisheries on
the Potomac for many years, says that while
oubtedly there had been an Increase in the
numbers of shsd during tue past three or four
years the seine fisheries on the river bad not
been very profitable. This Gas due to the
change in the modes of fishing, and especially
river snd far down the bay. These pound net.
are set out ana fish twenty-iour hours out Of
the twenty -four, catching every thing that comes
along. The owners 60 once a day, raise the
nets, bail out the fish, and place the nets back
again in the water. He thought, however, that
on tn. " hole the work Of the Fish Com
in propagating shad bad had good results
Gill net Gshng as we'll NJ all other 6sbiug with
nets is forbidden 10 the Po,omss inside the
District limits. In other parts Of the river it
res,s with the owners of the fishing shores
whether 10 permit gill-netiing in the waters
controlled BY them. These gill nets are light
conirivances. easily operated, generally by one
or two men, and 30 meshed that the fishes run.
nIng their beads through the interstices are
caught by the gills. Although it is legal TO
fish for shad any time between the lst Of jan
uary and the 10th of June, tn shad seldom sp-
pear in the Potomac until the first of April
Mr.. Gwynn Harris, the inspector OF marine
products for Washington, says his report for
the season. v hen completed, ill show a graft
| t, ing increase in the catch as compared with
last yssr.-Aez. Gazette Of Saturday.
II WA. 20.
Notwithstanding the unpropi,ious evening
a large and appreciaiive audeare assembled At
the Soci-ty's Hall. this village. on Menday
night last, to enjoy the charaaes and straw
berries, and TO participate 10 the PLEASURES OF
the dance. Among those who seemed partiru-
larly earnest and happy was Brother Daley, of
the Port Tobacco TINES. who, under he charms
of ST. Mary's lovely daughters seemed quite
lost to all else on earth.-Em.rprise.
10 common parlance. brothers, we must
lack no wledge the corn :" Int then We did not
know that we were under such close surveil-
lance in our appreciation Of the beauty and
grace Of the fair daughters Of our sister county
II brother Holmes were not already one of The
noble army Of B-nedcts we might imagine
that most Of our appreciation were bestowed
on one whom be. perhaps, regards as the crow n
ing work of Gods creation, and that this fact
added zest to bis wstchfulness. As he is mar
ried, however, we must think his interest wal
in ourself, and it is only another evidence o.
j the courtesy of the average St. Marvian to thu
stranger who is within their gates" tt
beauty present on the night in question. how
ever. WAS sufficient to captivate the heart o
even q more calous old bachelor than oursrlf
and for The irresistible charms of its fair fsmmes
s.. Mary's, perhaps, stands next to Charles.